American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, www.actfl.org
National organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. Services include professional development, proficiency guidelines, and the publication of The Language Educator and Foreign Language Annals.

Asia Society, www.asiasociety.org, www.internationaled.org, www.askasia.org
Nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization. The Society provides a forum for building awareness of the more than thirty countries broadly defined as the Asia-Pacific region. Through art exhibitions and performances, films, lectures, seminars and conferences, publications and assistance to the media, and materials and programs for students and teachers, the Asia Society presents the uniqueness and diversity of Asia.

Association of Chinese Schools (ACS, East Coast schools), www.acsusa.org
Heritage language school network that includes 100 schools and 25,000 students.

China Institute in America, www.chinainstitute.org
Cultural organization that offers Chinese language and culture programs for children, educators and adults at all levels in New York City. Also offers exhibitions and educational lecture series.

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS), www.classk12.org
Professional organization dedicated to expanding and improving Chinese language instruction in American public and private K-12 schools. A member organization of the National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCT) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), http://clta.osu.edu
Professional organization primarily serving post-secondary Chinese language teachers with teacher training programs.

Chinese Language Teachers Association in Greater New York (CLTA-GNY), www.clta-gny.org/
Professional organization with teacher training programs, employment opportunities, seminars, and workshops.

The Chinese School Association in the United States (CSAUS), www.csaus.org
Heritage language school association.

Columbia University East Asian Curriculum Project and Asia for Educators, East Asian Institute, http://afe.easia.columbia.edu
Primary sources, faculty guides, timelines, maps, multimedia, links and other teaching resources to support East Asian study across disciplines.

National Chinese Association of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) www.ncacls.org
Heritage language association.

National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL),  www.nnell.org
The National Network for Early Language Learning is an educational community providing leadership in support of successful early language learning and teaching. 

The Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) www.hanban.edu.cn
Under the authority of the Chinese government, an organization that promotes cultural and language exchange between China and the world. Offers training programs and international exchange opportunities; administers HSK test.

Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural Education (SPICE): The China Project, http://spice.stanford.edu
SPICE serves as a bridge between Stanford University and K-14 by developing multidisciplinary curriculum materials on international themes.

US-China People’s Friendship Association, Center for Teaching about China, www.uscpfa.org/ctac.html
Provides speakers, Chinese and American Student Pen Pal program, teacher exchange opportunities, study trips to China, and resources to teach about China.

National Coalition of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), www.councilnet.org
Resource for information on less commonly taught languages.

National East Asian Languages Resource Center   http://nealrc.osu.edu/default.cfm
The National East Asian Languages Resource Center (NEALRC) provides teacher training programs for Chinese teachers. NEALRC has contributed many initiatives designed to increase learners' abilities to attain advanced levels of language and cultural competence.

K-12 Chinese Flagship at The Ohio State University http://k12chineseflagship.osu.edu/

K-16 Flagship at the University of Oregon and Portland Public School District--National Flagship Language Initiative, www.nflc.org/nfl

Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS), www.languagepolicy.org
Advocacy group focused on promoting language and international education. Website includes links, advocacy guides, and information on grants, government programs, legislation, etc.